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Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
THUGS I'm COURT.

Mr.. Allen told the truth when he at
tributed much of the feeling Of indigna-
tion of the people to the presence in
Jackson and around the court house Of
partisan thugs" And right along
with tie Advertisers threats and
attacks on judge, jury, witnesses
and attorneys, is this massing Of men
under the command of the leader of
Jackson's roughs. to do whatsoever he
listeth. What does it mean? And
why are the attorneys watched and
shadowed by these men? Why this
show of force in the very precincts Of
justice.
1t is clear that this show of force is
for no other purpose than to weaken
the court and intimidate witnesses so
that they will avoid testifying alto
gether, or refrain from telling all they
know.
Many men who have been here dur
ing the last week believe that the time
has come for meeting Of the friends
of law and order to consider this ex-
traordinary state of affairs.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
THE MISSISSIPPI CASE.
N. o. Picayune.
VfsI. - ....~e. oc t oI..@.- AAsnn A. e

N. ". flcayunes
The press of Jackson, Miss, that is
untrammeled is making gallant fight
against the rich murderer Hamilton.
1t is a case in which the friends ofthe
Penitentiary lessee, now confined in
Jail, will make desperate defense of
their man. who deposited large sums
of money in the interest of the State
rinS.
There are many good and brave
men in Mississippi, and the editors
who have taken up the contest at the
seat of Government in Mississippi in
this last issue can be relied upon to
carry it forNard.
1t is said that Hamilton is rallying
the thugs of the State at Jackson. If
this be SO his case must be very des-
perate. Such efforts will, however, be
met by the gallant editors of that city
who have been so fearless in their
course. They will prove true to the
cause Of independent journalism, and
will not be silenced. There is little
fear of any further assassination in be-
half Of the State ring there, and if we
judge rightly of the sentiment in the
State it is oyerwelmingly against the
Penitentiary ring, (which Col. Ham
ilton was the head.
Colonel Hamilton has been held in
jail for murder on the preliminary
trial. The Grand Jury Of his own city
has indicted him and the clouds are
now gathering around him so closely
that escape seems next to impossible.
1t may be, he will suffer, at the hands
Of the Mississippi courts, a sentence OF
servitude in the penitentiary which he
now leases. .
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
Congressional Au, ,ObiOgraphier.
MODEST MEMBERS ANpTHE OTHER SORT
N. o. City Item

n. O. City Item.1
| Washington, Jnne 28- The new clerk
of the Senate committee on printing 10
sending out his appeals. to the new con :
gress men for sketches of their lives for
the Congressional Directory. The habit
of printing in each volnme sketch Of
the life of each member has
become so much matter of course that
the death Of Major Poore, who was
widely known as 'the COMPILER Of
ready made obituaries" is not to disturb
the even way of the directory. The
committee on printing, havina charge of
this subject, has decided not to make
any change in the general method of
making up the directory, and thus the
clerk who is newspaper man and
accustomed to writing obituaries before
they are needed, falls quite naturally in
to the work. The sketches Of the lives
of the members are furnished as a rule
by themselves. Sometimes it is difficult
to break in new member, and it so
happens that the sketches furnished by
new men are rather brief. They soon
fall into the custom, however, of footing
their own horns, and by the time the
average member has been single terp
in Congress, he is able to write half
page sketch of his life, 10 matter how
eventful it may have been. The
Congressional Directory Of today
cantains about one hundred pages of
sketches of members Of Congress. As a
rule the greatest difficulty the compiler
encounters, is to prevent modest
autobiogryyhist from stretching out
the sketch ofhis own greatness, to such
a lergth that it cannot be used. There
is a great difference, however, in this
particular. There is Senator Joe Brown
of Georgia, for instance, who has the
appearance of being the most modest
Haan-;n the a'hele Senate, .yetha manages
by some means to get whole half page
autobiography into the directory, or
twice as much as the average. There is
Mr.. Blount, also of that state, who has
been fourteen years in Congress who
manages to say all he wants to about
himselfin just three lines. Samuel ].
Randall, who has been in Congress
twentyfour years, six years Of that time
as Speakerofthe House contentshimself
with just eight lines, while Congressman
Price of Rhode Island. trotted out
about three times as much about
himself before he had served day In
the House. Congressman Mills, who has
been in the House fourteen years,
contents himself with three lines. Con-
gresham Allen of Mississippi, the funnd
than of the House, is content with less
than atwo line notice, being the small
est record.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
Everything Must GtUe Way.

Ghosts of a million murdered homes
will make sorrier death bed scene for
old King Alcohol than was that of King
Richard. Fight or die" aye, and die
you must, though you fight. It will
never do to enter the twentieth century
with this monstrous villany clogging
and thwarting every effort on and up to
Paradise Regained. We must get the
world onward. Everything that him
ders must give way.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
AN attempt is being made to in

AN attempt is being made to In
volve Hon. John M, Allen in the peni-
tentiary imbroglio. Intimations are
mnde that he, with Jones Hamilton,
received portion Of the $1,000 due
the State by the lessees. We venture
to say that the honorable gentleman
will put a black eye on the whole crew,
Advertiser and Aberdeen Weekly.
Private John has already applied
the dynamite of truth to them.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09

erIy, if aman was sober enough to Va
he was not molested. Now, if thf
is the slightest variation from t
STATEN which the center Of graFity
in line inside the base. the party is ms
to answer for such variation at the sl
tionhouse. 4
Our experience has demonstrated
beyond a doubt that a city Of sixty Y
sand Inhabitants can get along Il
advance ata solidan constant rate VII
out the liquor traffic. A
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
Manager stets0n has Taken a WIfe

Manager Stetson of the Boston Globe
Theatre was married in Boston recent
ly to Miss Katharine Stokes, daughter
of Spencer G.. Stokes, formerly promi-
nent Snowman. Miss Stokes was q
noted equestrienne with Barnum 4
Coup's circuses until compelled to retire
from the arena by an accident. Since
then she has been on the theatrical stage.
The bridal pair sailed Immediately for
Europe.-Ex.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
Prohibition convention.

There is now every prospect that
the approaching Convention will be
large and enthusiastic. We hope it
will be wise and harmonious as well.
Never did people have itmore com.
pletely in their power to win a great
victory, if we act with courage and
prudence. Let the counties send up
their best men.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09

IF the good people of the State wish
Prohibition to prohibi5, they must or
ganize Leagues, and see that the law is
enforced. There ought to be, and no
doubt will be. State League organized
this year. It is the proper accompany
ment to Prohibition, for when. evil men
conspire to defeat law, good men must
combine to enforce it.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
SOUND LOGIC.

SAYS Gilbert Smith IF the traffic in
ardent spirits is immoral, then of neces-
sity are the laws which govern the traffic
immoral. And ifthe laws are immoral.
then we must be immoral if we do not
protest against them.
And to vote for such laws isimmoral,
that ends it.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
KeSOLlGttO7sS upon the G
der,

Unanimously adopted in large tip
resentative meeting of Madison equity
people, held at New Hope Church, j 9ne
10Th inst:
Whereas, it appears upon impaTi ial
legal investigation in the tribunal of
justice that the brave and manly Rodedck
Gambrell, editor of the Sword and
Shield came to violent death in the
city of Jackson on the night of May 5
ult; by the hands Of brutal assassins; and
whereas, it is fitting in lawabiding diti
zens and friends of moral and political
reform everywhere to express them
selves on this the most significant con
fict between vice and virtue ever joined
within the borders of our common
wealth-a conflict regarding murder as
the most siCkening and diabolical among
known crimes; therefore,
First-Beit resolved by this gathering
Of the people of Madison county. Miss;
That we unqualifedly condemn the pop
-ular methods of settling personal diff
culties with the dagger and the pistol;
and we do hereby express our abhor-
renee by this fendish butchery charged
upon Jones s. Hamilton, law-maker
and high public, official and certaian
of his aceomplices; and moreover, as
lovers Of law and order, reposing conf
dence in the same to aVenge eyil-doors,
we demand Of the courts and of sies
that the law shall prevail. justly and
speedily, without fear or favor upon any
and all who may be found guilty of this
atrocious crime.
Second-ResoIved. That in view of
this foul deed and of the alarming in
crease ofmurder in thsst Of Mississ-
ippi, we call upon all good citizens, as
we pledge ourselves, to give moral and
material support in bringing such
wicked perpetrators to the penalties of
law.
Third-Resolved That in the assas-
sination of R. D. Gambrell, we regard
the dark deed as a blow struck at the
freedom Of the press; and we hereby
declare our approval Of the Sword and
Shield in the cause of temperance and
open handed, honest government and
public service. Moreover we call upon
the outspOken press of the State to stand
firm as defenders of the people in expo
sing iniquitous measures and corrupt
pratices of fpublic servants.
Fourth-Resolved, That in the death
of Roderick Gambrell We consider that
the state has lost a citizen whose place
in the cause ofreform will not soon be
filled, the press brilliant and courageous
editor, and the cause Of prohibition and
temperance Jealous advocate land
strong defender.
Fifth-Resolved. That in expressing
sorrow and regret in the loss Of one SO
true to God, to his country and to his
fellow-man we also extend to his ber-
eaved family tenderest sympathies over
the death of their first born, and the
right arm of their support.
Sixth-Resolved, Thas the N. O..
Picayune, Canton Picket, Sword and
Shield, New Mississippian and Yazoo
City Herald be requested to publish
these resolutions.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
Sec'y. Lam,ar aud the Supreme Bench.

It is probable that Secretary Lamar
will get the prize of the Supreme Court
JusticeShip, although Secretary Bayard
is said to look more or less longingly in
the same direction.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
Three of the Lincoln Cabinet Lea.

The death of James Speed leaves bat
three survivors of the Lincoln Cabinet,
Simon Cameron, who is now nearly nine
tY years of age, being the oldest.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
May be Declared Naru and Totd.

Because of the alleged Irregularities
in the organization of the Florida Legis-
lature, all of the business-includi
the election Of Mr.. Pasco to the United
States Senate-may be declared null and
void.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
Like the Microbes of God.

The lies of the whiskey crowd in
Jackson are in one respect like the
mercies of God; they are new every
One of their latest is that
the SWORD AND SHIELD office has been
turned into "bind tiger" 1t is a
short-winded lie, however, and need
disturb NO one
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-07-09
Commencement at her Alma Mater:

After spending commencement week
at Wells College, Aurora, n. Y, her
Alma Mater, Mrs. Frost Folsom CleYe-
land returned to Washington on Satur-
day. She had a good time, and receiv
ed her old classmates and friends with
the old-time Frank Folsom cordiality.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-11-25
The Cypsy's Tent Home.

The observance is universal of the rule
which prevents all men and women from oc-
cupying the inner compartments of the tents
only ut night, or when driven to the same by
storms; though you may lounge in the from,
OF the tent to your hearts content day and
night In case of quarrels involving serious
struggling and possibly endangering life no
man defending himself may be pursued with
in his tent. This is an inviolabIe law and the di-
rest penalties will surley follow its infracton.
Gypsies cling to an old tent to the last moment
it can be spliced and patched together, out o.
pure affection for it. "An old tents an old
friend" is one of their sayings. Any gypsy
born under q tent preserves a piece of the
bows or the wooden covering until his dying
lay, and it is then burned with his effects.
Nothing can make them confess it, but there
IS clearly discoverable superstition that this
bit of the old tent home will somehow accom-
pany them and serve them a good turn in the
future world. That place, or condition, i:
expected to provide them with all priced ma
terial things, especially inclusive of splendid
horses and iimitless free grazing To be borr
| in the tent carries pride as does a good strain
| of blood. Those born in a house are regarded
as unfortunate They are often called in de
| riSion kair rajahs or "house lords"
! The tent almost invariably faces southwark
The natural inference regarding this is merely
| the expression of desire to secure the health
| full and genial sunshine; but deeper signih
canoe attaches. 1t is not difficult to trace, in
this fact, a lingering recognition of the adora
ton taught in the sacred Zend Avesta. Ed
! gar L.. Wakeman in Chicago News.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-11-25
A Cure for Corns Wanted.

ANY man who wants to make a quick and
certain fortune observed Broadway drug
gist the other day, "can do it by inventing a
sure cure for corns. 1t doesn't matter how
many there are there's always room for one
more. Corns are a universal weakness of the
American people. There isn't day that l
do not have calls for corn cures from any,
where from fifty to $50 men, women, girls
and boys"
SIS there any actual sure cure for cornsl"
asked him.
"That depends" said he "There is hardly
a remedy that would not remove corns if the
people did not wear shoes. The trouble is
that while they are continuing the friction
and pressure that originally produced it. But,
whether they cure or not, the good remedies,
If properly applied, keep the corn from in
creasing or hardening and reduce its annoy
ance to minimum. There'are hundreds Of
people who employ a chiropodist by the year
ut a contract price, and it is his duty to keep
their corns pared down and their feet in
order. The corn cures enable people who cam
not afford this luxury to care for their own
.ues with little waste of time or trouble
New York News.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-11-25
Peculiaritiesso "word Deafness"

The cases with reference to language and
other means of communication among men
are most instructive. The loss of memory
may be limited to everything connected with
a foreign language that has been acquired
generally late IN life, comparatively speak,
ing. The latest requirements have least
chance OF becoming thoroughly organized in
the brain, and are consequently easiest lost.
The loss may not he permanent, indeed NAV
be very transient. In certain forms of pa
ralysis, generally affecting the right side Of
the body, all memory or the use of words
may be lost, and this loss is usually perma-
nent. The memory of gestures appropriate
for the expression Of ideas is frequently lost
at the same time. This curious condition is
termed "asph0sia." In other cases the con-
dition is different. The meaning of written
or printed words i5 understood as well as
ever, but articulated sounds convey no
meaning. This is called sword deafness,
Again, spoken words are perfectly under
stood, but written or printed language con-
veys no idea. The patient may be able to
write quite well, but unable to read what he
has written. This goes under the name of
sword blindness" These remarkable condi-
tions are connected with disease or injury of
certain definite localities in the brain, as the
post norton examination has demonstrated
time and again.
When forgetfulness is limited to numbers.
to names, to verbs, to adjectives, to music,
to colors, etc, as there are numerous cases
recorded of each of these forms of loss of
memory, we must suppose that there is de-
struction of the substance of certain nerve
cells which were used in connection with
these forms of IDEAS or that they are re-
strained in their action, "thrown out Of
gear" so to speak, by some influence reach
ing them from some other part which is the
seat of the disease. In the temporary cases
the latter is the condition most probably
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-11-25
Who is tho Gentleman :,

" 1t is a mistake" says Ouida in the North
American Review, "to compare moral
qualities with the qualities which COM
pose culture and good breeding" 1t
is a mistake indeed, and yet it is
almost as common as speech. Because, for
instance, it is excellent to be gentleman,
that is, a man of breeding. and it is also ex-
cellent to be a man of upright character and
and kindly disposition, we find these qualities
quoted and admired as if they were inter-
changeable. This absence of discrimination
empties words of all meaning
A person." says Ouida, may be full of
kindly courtesies and never utter the shadow
of an untruth, and yet he may have red hot
hands. strident voice, an unsupportable
manner, dropped aspirates and horribly
gross joviality, which makes him the vul-
garest of the vulgar" But good breeding
by necessity is coming to mean almost any
thing else the speaker wishes, for the impera-
tive reason that the thing itself is disappear
ing; and as for the word gentleman, what
does that mean now more than q human
biped of the male genderl-New York Home
JournaL '>..'s --s-r'.ee's-,-,si...
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-11-25
Bob Burdette in the PuIDit.

Robert j. Burdette, who has more friends
and fewer enemies than any living writer in
mis- peculiar branch of historical literature.
has been elected a deacon in his Baptist
church at Lower Merton, Pa; and he will
not be a mere figure head in the office either.
When Mr.. Burdette was summering in the
Adirondacks last year he was hunted down
In his retreat by the trustees of little Bap-
fist church about four miles from his camp,
who insisted that in the absence of any regu-
lar pastor, he should fill the pulpit. With
his customary good nature he complied, and
for several successive Sundays the voice that
had many time reused the mirth of crowded
halls as it told the story of Tom and Laura in
the "Rise and Fall of the Mustache" was
heard in the pulpit of that little church. He
preached not only full but free, salvation
in every sense Of the word, for he charged
the good brethren nothing whatever for hi.
services Chicago Tribune
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-11-25

The Indians of the extreme northwest
had some very remarkable legends about
the creation, in which the crow takes the
leading part, bringing order out of chaos.
Perhaps the most curious was that which
accounted for the raven coat of the crow.
One night, while making tour through
his dominions, he stopped at the house
of Can-nook, chief, and begged for
lodging and drink of water. Can-nook
offered him bed, but, on account of the
scarcity of water, refused to give him
anything to drink. When all the rest
were asleep the crow got up to hunt for
the water butt, but was heard by Can
nook's wife, who aroused her husband.
He, thinking that the crow was about to
escape, piled logs of gum wood upon the
fire. The crow made desperate efforts to
fly through the hole in the roof where
the smoke escaped, but Can-nook caused
the smoke to be denser and denser, and
when the crow finally regained the outer
air he had black plumage. 1t was pre-
viously white.-The American Magazine.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-11-25
California Coolies Lodging House.

One of the lodging houses, which holds
nearly 1000 persons, may be taken as a fair
specimen of the coolies way of life. The
building, which was originally four story
structure, has been converted into double
this number of floors In the main hall on
the top and lower floors are arrangements for
cooking, and each lodger has the privilege of
using the common fire. Adjoining this CO.
operative kitchen are tho water closets, al
ways out of repair and 1T is no uncommon
sight to see the Chinese standing on bits of
brick and stone and placidly cooking, while
the floor is covered with the overflow from
the choked closets, and the atmosphere is like
that of a huge cattle stable at the east when
thrown open on winter morning. The
coolie seems TO be able to live without air, for
in the closets that serve as rooms in the great
human hive there are never any means of
ventilation, day or night. Yet the occupants
appear to thrive, and if capacity to do hard
work is a sign of health they arc in good
physical condition.-George II. Fitch in Cos
mopolitan.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-11-25
A Senator's yyayyard Son.

Senator Fairs son and namesale is known
as a "terror" at homo, and with all the adj
vantages that unlimited wealth could COM
mand for hiE', there is nothing of character
or refinement about him. He was sent
around the world with a tutor as measure
Of education and escape from bad company
at home, and the tutor had the sympathy OF
all the nations he visited. He has gone
around tho Horn in sailing ships and been
sent on other long sea voyages to break up
his bad habits on land. Last spring his father
offered to give him a round million of his
own if he would stop drinking for year
He kept the pledge for seven months. and
then leaving his fathers room the other night
in twenty minutes was crazy drunk with his
first taste Of liquor and flourishing pisto
wildly. The irate father had the youth
Gagged for the night under his own eye, and in
the morning shipped him to Panama That
or any other tropical town is a poor place to
send boy to reform, the more usual expert
ence being that the climate and the intemper-
ate habits Ct such places carry off q rjotous
newcomer in short time.-W ashington Cor
ilobe-Democrat.